Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I would recommend leaving bomb mining as a last resource.

You don't want those precious gems to go flying off the face of the mountain

@Monkey_Balls Ruin the game, as in spoil the game or actually break the game?

@Ryu_Niiyama No fishing in this game unfortunately. I've been to most places where you'd expect to get a fishing rod, but I didn't find any.

@Meowpheel The Zora part is my favourite part so far.

My one lasting complaint with this game is the climbing. I had this concern back when it was shown off in the trailer, and I feel the nightmare has come true. Now that I have two full wheels of stamina, a climbing tunic, Revali's Gale, and all of the stamina shrooms I could ever want, I feel like I can climb over literally anything. And that means that if there is pass I need to get through full of monsters, 9 times out of 10 I can avoid it. The climbing is cool and all, but I can't help wonder what the game would be like without it.

It doesn't ruin everything, of course. Certain areas of the game have actual borders, and occasionally a place does a pretty good job of placing something desirable in the center and completely surrounding it, with no nearby high points (though Revali's Gale is always an easy work-around for this). And a guardian spots you, there's no climbing over that problem; you better face it, hide, or be lucky enough to have a horse and a nearby forest. But I can't tell you how many times I felt like I simply cheated my way through something just by climbing or flying in from a nearby mountain. Even if you don't have fancy upgrades, the game let's you have as many stamina shrooms as your inventory meal slots can hold (and at that point, you can just cook a lot of them at once for a big meal that only takes up one spot). I'm sure you can even climb down the Great Plateau before the glider if you want.

Maybe it's possible to do a no climbing run in the future? At the very least, I want to do a run where I ban all stamina recoveries and upgrades.

tl;dr climbing is OP.

@Monkey_Balls Are you talking about the climbing exploit?

Talking about climbing and ore, after I was done with the Zora part, I wanted to check something on the other side of Mt Lanayru, so I took a shortcut.

And by shortcut I mean I climbed all the way from the base to the top to jump down from there.

At the top I saw lots of huge purple crystals. I thought I had hit the ore jackpot.

But nah! It was just a mountain sized dragon sleeping.

I took my time to admire the place and then promptly jumped down as far away as I could.

@Octane It depends... spoil the game? For me, yes. Break the game? Hm, potentially (as in you can do stuff you usually shouldn't be able to do until much later). In fact, @Nicolai has just posted something very apt. Good timing! I'm sure you can work out what I'm referring to now.

@-Green- Yes.

@NEStalgia Oh the Mark of Naga is on my list. I swear ever since I'd decided that my eye can function as a cheap non permanent tattoo... I've been browsing for ideas. Plus the reactions are funny. Nothing like talking to someone and watching the hamster wheels spin as they try to figure out what is "off" about me. And then watch them either stare openly or try to not do so in an obvious fashion.

See...Now I want to reinstall oblivion. Skyrim is gorgeous (with mods of course) but it feels less lived in than oblivion did to me. After Zelda...so I guess in three months?

@Meowpheel I think that was one of the first things I did in the game, I conquered the huge purple crystals, before I arrived in Zora land even.

@Meowpheel I suppose I could have lost some gems, but generally I climb down and grab the ones that go down Better than avoiding all mining until that rare occasion I find a hammer somewhere!

Only problem is I refuse to sell my precious gems. I'm convinced I'll need them all later!

@Nicolai Apparently it's not always raining in YOUR Hyrule! I spend more time sliding down rock faces than going up

@Octane haha I think I'll let them be for the time being.

Until I get a bigger pickaxe.

sees new article....I'm testing out this cucco thing on a Black Hinox later. lol

I experienced it today! He missed me too!

I found a nice, ancient, sort of underground structure. But it was filled with tons of guardians so I noped out. Then I found a golfing mini game which I suck at. It's frustrating making my way to a tower only to find Ganon Goo surrounding it.

And I find it satisfying filling out the compendium. It gives me a Metroid Prime vibe and lord knows we've been deprived of anything Metroid Prime for quite a while.

I actually went back and mined them just now.

It was easier than I expected.

@Operative2-0 I found a similar thing, nabbed the treasure and teleported my way out.

I try to ignore the compendium though. If I start it, I want to complete it, and that will take ages...

@Meowpheel I was going to tell you that you don't need a better pickaxe, but that would've been a potential spoiler.

@Tsurii Do you know how many of them exist? I've encountered the one in Faron and Lanayru, and I've seen another one briefly in Eldin, but he was too far away.

@Tsurii Naydra, Farosh and Dinraal in English. It's weird, it feels as if all the important stuff is in the east. The west part of the map is mostly empty. Most of the towns are in the east, the dragons and Godess temples are.

@Ryu_Niiyama Oh I'd be so guilty of that. Especially if I recognize what it is. If it's just some weird design or something it's one of those "once you see it you try not to pay attention to it because it's rude, but can't help but notice it", but if it's some Nintendo related thing it's more a "you just can't help but want to examine the detail and authenticity without looking like you're doing so" Awkward for everyone, and endless humor for you

The Naga one has to be subtle though. Only the true fans would notice. It wouldn't be right, otherwise!

Skyrim...I just don't know what to think. I loved Oblivion. It felt kind of like what BotW does, but less of it. But I loved it (so long as I avoided activating the main story which was terrible and ruined the entire open world once active...terrible decision.) I was so hyped for Skyrim and it felt so bland, boring, and empty. I got it for X360, played for maybe 10 hours, and then just kind of gave up. Nothing interested me in it. And that saddened me. Which is why I'm excited to buy it again on Switch. It gives me a chance to revisit it on a more convenient platform and try to really appreciate it . Plus, between that and Horizon I'm going to need something to fill the Zelda shaped void in my life after I'm done with it. Months from now.

Finally discovered the map of East Necluda and it's HUGE. It's overwhelming. It will take me a week just to explore it. Let's not talk about quests, Shrines and all other stuff. I think this game can take me even into summer...i'm scared i will not be that much able to do it, and i love it because of this!

OK just dang it Nintendo. A BEAR?! A fricken BEAR? Like the goats aren't bad enough. I WILL find that one that punted me off a mountain....